--- title: The swineherd--that is to say--the Prince, for no one knew that he w… — Andersen's Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: The swineherd--that is to say--the Prince, for no one knew that he was other than an ill-favored swineherd, let not a day pass without working at something; he at last constructed a rattle, which, when it was swung round, played all the waltzes and jig tunes, which have ever been heard since the cre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/3/67/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Andersen's Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/) / [The Swineherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/3/) / 67 # Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Swineherd, sentence 67 The swineherd--that is to say--the Prince, for no one knew that he was other than an ill-favored swineherd, let not a day pass without working at something; he at last constructed a rattle, which, when it was swung round, played all the waltzes and jig tunes, which have ever been heard since the creation of the world. **Who acts:** swineherd, one, last constructed rattle · **What happens:** be, know, favor, let, work, construct · **To what, where:** day pass, rattle, waltzes, world · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, The Swineherd. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (swineherd, one, last constructed rattle), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg1597:3:67 # text = The swineherd--that is to say--the Prince, for no one knew that he was other than an ill-favored swineherd, let not a day pass without working at something; he at last constructed a rattle, which, when it was swung round, played all the waltzes and jig tunes, which have ever been heard since the creation of the world. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 swineherd swineherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 -- -- PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj:outer _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 8 -- -- PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 for for SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 14 det _ _ 14 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 15 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 19 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 ccomp _ _ 20 than than ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 21 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 22 ill ill ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 23 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 22 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 favored favor VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 amod _ _ 25 swineherd swineherd NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 28 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 31 advmod _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 compound _ _ 31 pass pass NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 obj _ _ 32 without without SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 33 working work VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 27 advcl _ _ 34 at at ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 37 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 38 at at ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 39 last last ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 42 amod _ _ 40 constructed construct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 amod _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 rattle rattle NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 43 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 44 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 49 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 49 advmod _ _ 47 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nsubj:pass _ _ 48 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 aux:pass _ _ 49 swung swing VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 acl:relcl _ _ 50 round round ADV RB _ 49 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 played play VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 53 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 55 det:predet _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 waltzes waltz NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obj _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 57 jig jig NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 compound _ _ 58 tunes tune NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 60 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 64 nsubj:pass _ _ 61 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 62 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 64 advmod _ _ 63 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 64 aux:pass _ _ 64 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 acl _ _ 65 since since ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 creation creation NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 69 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 70 det _ _ 70 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 71 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** *speech: assert* | present | the swineherd | | | | | say *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **know** | past | no one | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **is** | past | Swineherd | | | | | than a favored swineherd; other *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **favor** | participle | | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 5 | **let** | infinitive | | a day pass | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pass=Theme | | 6 | **work** | gerund | | | | | | at something | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme | | 7 | **construct** | participle | | | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **swing** | past · passive | | rattle | | | | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme which=Result | | 9 | **play** | past | a last constructed rattle | all waltzes and jig tunes | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waltz=Theme | | 10 | **hear** | present · perfect · passive | | all waltzes and jig tunes | | | since the creation of the world; ever | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus | | 11 | **create** | | | the world | | | | | nom creation «act transitive»: of=patient | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Andersen's Fairy Tales» by H. C. Andersen, Project Gutenberg book 1597 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/3/66/) - next →: [sentence 68](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/3/68/) - ↑ back to [The Swineherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/3/)